Report: Graduating Student Survey

Spring 2016

July 2016

Office of Institutional Research and Planning

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Table of Contents

Undergraduate Student Sample

Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual Graduates 3Q34. Your enrollment status while at NJIT 3Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Means 4Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Skills 5Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Satisfaction with Student Services

5Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Academics 6Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Overall, NJIT met your expectations

6Q5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend? 7Q25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored? 7Graduating Undergraduate Employment Rates 8Q7. Is this a new job? 8Q28. Please estimate your annual salary 9Q29.What degree do you intend to pursue? 10Q30.Will you attend this year? 10Q31.What will be your enrollment status? 11Q32.School that you are planning to attend 11Q33.What type of program do you intend to enroll in? 12

Graduate Student Sample

Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual Graduates 13Q34. Enrollment status while at NJIT 13Graduating Student Survey by Year Graduate Means 14Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Skills 15Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Satisfaction with Student Services

15Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Academics 16Graduating Student Survey by Year Undergraduate Highlights: Overall, NJIT met your expectations

16Q5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend? 17Q25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored? 17Graduating Grad Student Employment Rates . 18Q7. Is this a new job? 18Q28. Please estimate your annual salary 19

Appendix 1: Employers of NJIT Graduates

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Undergraduate Student Sample

Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual GraduatesResponse Rate: 28%

School Undergraduate Graduating Sample (n=353)

Actual 2016 Graduates (n=1179)

College of Architecture and Design 10% 13%College of Computing Sciences 19% 19%Newark College of Engineering 52% 51%School of Management 6% 7%College of Science and Liberal Arts 13% 10%

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Q34. Your enrollment status while at NJIT(n=347)

Primarily Distance Learning 2.02%

Primarily full time day 67.72%

Primarily full time evening 16.14%

Primarily part time day 2.88%

Primarily part time evening 11.24%

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Scale: 1-Very Poorly, 2-Poorly, 3-Satisfactorily, 4-Well, 5-Very Well

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Graduating Student Survey Undergraduate Means:

2010

355

2011

389

2012

394

2013

391

2014

367

2015

308

2016

353Prepare for a career 3.57 3.57 3.37 3.58 3.55 3.49 3.48Attain skills that will be useful on a job 3.61 3.67 3.47 3.64 3.67 3.56 3.55Increase awareness of different cultures,etc 3.70 3.76 3.62 3.70 3.68 3.63 3.64Improve ability to make more money 3.61 3.60 3.33 3.49 3.56 3.53 3.51Develop understanding/ appreciation of sci/tech 3.97 3.90 3.84 3.88 3.91 3.82 3.91Improve self-image 3.69 3.72 3.53 3.63 3.63 3.59 3.54Improve interpersonal skills 3.66 3.67 3.52 3.65 3.61 3.55 3.58Science 3.73 3.70 3.66 3.53 3.68 3.65 3.64Mathematics 3.86 3.81 3.74 3.58 3.76 3.75 3.71Humanities/Social Sciences 3.50 3.62 3.49 3.43 3.44 3.49 3.42Program specific skills 3.77 3.70 3.70 3.64 3.70 3.63 3.67Computer skills 3.71 3.65 3.59 3.60 3.60 3.58 3.60Current technologies 3.61 3.64 3.47 3.51 3.54 3.56 3.49Problem solving 3.98 3.95 3.81 3.85 3.88 3.86 3.87Creative thinking 3.77 3.81 3.66 3.70 3.70 3.66 3.66Written communication 3.59 3.64 3.46 3.59 3.53 3.52 3.48Oral communication and presentation 3.77 3.78 3.70 3.76 3.67 3.70 3.67Interpersonal communications 3.70 3.70 3.57 3.65 3.65 3.60 3.56Teamwork 3.77 3.87 3.66 3.72 3.78 3.77 3.72Professional and ethical responsibilities 3.84 3.92 3.73 3.78 3.81 3.79 3.75Helpfulness of financial aid advising services 3.20 2.99 2.91 2.78 2.90 2.97 3.08Availability of personal counseling services 3.37 3.30 3.13 3.19 3.38 3.35 3.43Quality of career advising and planning services 3.31 3.24 3.16 3.32 3.19 3.35 3.37Availability of tutorial services 3.37 3.38 3.18 3.27 3.26 3.36 3.39Quality of tutorial services 3.33 3.41 3.16 3.25 3.23 3.27 3.40Quality of computing services 3.39 3.31 3.06 3.30 3.36 3.42 3.53Opportunities to participate in student activities 3.51 3.67 3.51 3.67 3.60 3.70 3.68Preparation to enter job market 3.30 3.83 3.78 3.37 3.34 3.41 3.43Variety of courses offered at NJIT 3.39 3.43 3.32 3.38 3.34 3.42 3.34Course content within the major 3.66 3.61 3.56 3.63 3.56 3.59 3.49Preparation for further academic study 3.61 3.60 3.48 3.57 3.55 3.52 3.52Accessibility of faculty members to students 3.60 3.68 3.57 3.65 3.61 3.59 3.59Overall quality of instruction 3.59 3.56 3.47 3.51 3.48 3.44 3.47General condition of campus grounds 3.66 3.58 3.42 3.40 3.28 3.33 3.38Availability of library services and materials 3.88 3.74 3.62 3.62 3.66 3.61 3.73Helpfulness of librarians 3.89 3.83 3.78 3.75 3.78 3.74 3.79Helpfulness of registration services 3.36 3.24 3.01 3.04 3.20 3.30 3.30Quality of academic advising 3.51 3.54 3.37 3.43 3.42 3.48 3.47Availability of academic advising 3.55 3.59 3.39 3.37 3.41 3.44 3.45Concern for the individual 3.21 3.31 3.07 3.12 3.12 3.23 3.14Responsiveness to diverse population 3.60 3.65 3.56 3.55 3.51 3.53 3.54Safety and security of campus 3.74 3.72 3.53 3.22 3.36 3.30 3.38Reasonableness of billing services 3.30 3.10 2.95 2.87 2.97 3.00 3.07Overall, NJIT met your expectations 3.57 3.56 3.33 3.41 3.40 3.47 3.47

Graduating Student Survey by Year 2010 - 2016Undergraduate Highlights:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Skills

Develop understanding/ appreciation of sci/tech

Computer skills

Current technologies

Preparation to enter job market

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Satisfaction with Student Services

Helpfulness of financial aid advising servicesGeneral condition of campus groundsSafety and security of campusReasonableness of billing services

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

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Graduating Student Survey by Year 2010 - 2016Undergraduate Highlights:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20163.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4

Academics

Course content within the ma-jorPreparation for further academic studyOverall quality of instruction

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162.5

3

3.5

4

Overall, NJIT met your expectations

Overall, NJIT met your expec-tations

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

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Q.5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend?(n=348)

81.03%

18.97%

YesNo

Q.25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored?(n=128)

Undergraduate Student Employment Rates:

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85.94%

14.06%

YesNo

Employment Status

2016 graduates (n=280)

2015 graduates (n=158) Difference

Full time 48.93% 51.5% -2.57%

Part time 8.93% 9.23% -0.30%

Q.7. Is this a new job?(n=139, Only graduates with full-time employment)

73.38%

26.62%

2016 Graduates

YesNo

Q.28.Please estimate your annual salary:

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(only graduates with full-time employment)

Salary 2016 Graduates (n=137)

2015 Graduates (n=128) Difference

under $30,000 5.84% 6.25% -0.41%

$30,001 - $35,000 1.46% 5.47% -4.01%

$35,001 - $40,000 5.11% 4.69% 0.42%

$40,001 - $45,000 6.57% 4.69% 1.88%

$45,001 - $50,000 7.30% 10.16% -2.86%

$50,001 - $55,000 14.60% 4.69% 9.91%

$55,001 - $60,000 12.41% 11.72% 0.69%

$60,001 - $65,000 13.87% 19.53% -5.66%

$65,001 - $70,000 14.60% 8.59% 6.01%

$70,001 - $75,000 8.76% 10.94% -2.18%

$75,001 - $80,000 0.73% 4.69% -3.96%

$80,001 - $85,000 1.46% 2.34% -0.88%

$85,001 - $90,000 1.46% 1.56% -0.10%

$90,001 - $95,000 0.73% 0% 0.73%

$95,001 - $100,000 0.73% 1.56% -0.83%

Over $100,000 4.38% 3.12% 1.26%

Q.29. What degree do you intend to pursue? (n=352, All graduates who plan on attending graduate school in the future)

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Q.30. Will you

attend this year?(n=260)

30.38%

69.62%

YesNo

Q.31. What will be your enrollment status?(n=81)

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Another Bachelor's Degree; 2.84%

Master's Degree; 50.28%

M.B.A.; 9.66%

Professional Degree (M.D., J.D., etc.); 5.68%

Doctoral Degree; 5.40%

No, I do not intend to pursue another degree;

26.14%

34.57%

65.43%

Part-timeFull-time

Q.32. School that you are planning to attend:(n=202)

NJIT 78Rutgers University 9Columbia University 8UMDNJ 3University of California Los Angeles 2Seton Hall 2MIT 2NYU 1Princeton 1Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1Penn State University 1Cornell University 1Stanford University 1University of Pennsylvania 1Georgia Tech 1Other schools at least one person will attend: ESDES School of Management, SUNY Optometry, Boise State University, Montclair State University, Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Florida, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Keck Graduate University, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, University of Iowa, University of Nottingham, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Parma, Malone University, INSEAD

Q.33. What type of program do you intend to enroll in? (All graduates who plan on attending graduate school in the future)

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  2016 Graduates(n=257)

2015 Graduates(n=214)

Difference

Architecture 5.49% 3.27% 2.22%

Engineering 38.32% 42.52% -4.20%

Health/Medicine 7.84% 8.88% -1.04%

Liberal Arts 0.39% 0.93% -0.54%

Science 5.49% 5.61% -0.12%

Education 1.18% 0.47% 0.71%

Computer/Information Technology 11.76% 16.36% -4.60%

Management/Finance/Accounting 22.35% 19.16% 3.19%

Law 2.75% 1.87% 0.88%

Design 2.35% - -

Mathematics 1.57% - -

Graduate Student Sample

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Graduating Student Survey Sample and Actual GraduatesResponse Rate: 41%

SchoolUndergraduate Graduating Sample (n=415)

Actual 2016 Graduates (n=1083)

College of Architecture and Design 2% 1%College of Computing Sciences 36% 34%Newark College of Engineering 51% 52%School of Management 7% 6%College of Science and Liberal Arts 5% 7%

Q.34. Enrollment status while at NJIT:(n=154)

Primarily full time day

50.00%

Primarily full time evening28.57%

Primarily part time day

1.95%

Primarily part time evening13.64%

Primarily Distance Learning 5.84%

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Graduating Student Survey Graduate Means:

2010

432

2011

353

2012

449

2013

354

2014

376

2015

352

2016

415Prepare for a career 3.53 3.53 3.64 3.49 3.52 3.53 3.43Attain skills that will be useful on a job 3.59 3.61 3.76 3.60 3.64 3.65 3.49Increase awareness of different cultures,etc 3.60 3.64 3.74 3.62 3.64 3.61 3.54Improve ability to make more money 3.36 3.37 3.58 3.37 3.52 3.52 3.32Develop understanding/ appreciation of sci/tech 3.81 3.84 4.00 3.78 3.87 3.87 3.70Improve self-image 3.76 3.70 3.80 3.70 3.72 3.69 3.64Improve interpersonal skills 3.68 3.66 3.77 3.62 3.69 3.63 3.58Science 3.66 3.71 3.76 3.65 3.74 3.68 3.62Mathematics 3.59 3.61 3.68 3.58 3.62 3.56 3.54Humanities/Social Sciences 3.30 3.25 3.34 3.24 3.36 3.29 3.24Program specific skills 3.70 3.70 3.82 3.66 3.78 3.74 3.64Computer skills 3.64 3.70 3.79 3.64 3.70 3.73 3.64Current technologies 3.67 3.71 3.81 3.65 3.73 3.66 3.61Problem solving 3.76 3.78 3.92 3.83 3.84 3.84 3.70Creative thinking 3.72 3.69 3.87 3.75 3.75 3.77 3.61Written communication 3.65 3.64 3.72 3.58 3.65 3.63 3.57Oral communication and presentation 3.77 3.73 3.87 3.73 3.72 3.68 3.64Interpersonal communications 3.71 3.66 3.79 3.70 3.70 3.64 3.62Teamwork 3.87 3.81 3.88 3.81 3.81 3.72 3.72Professional and ethical responsibilities 3.81 3.79 3.93 3.75 3.79 3.76 3.77Helpfulness of financial aid advising services 3.00 2.97 3.09 2.91 3.26 3.12 2.91Availability of personal counseling services 3.19 3.17 3.42 3.22 3.47 3.31 3.32Quality of career advising and planning services 3.13 3.17 3.43 3.17 3.43 3.33 3.26Availability of tutorial services 3.16 3.23 3.44 3.24 3.45 3.33 3.23Quality of tutorial services 3.20 3.26 3.45 3.28 3.48 3.34 3.31Quality of computing services 3.59 3.56 3.66 3.55 3.79 3.66 3.63Opportunities to participate in student activities 3.49 3.55 3.68 3.56 3.58 3.53 3.51Preparation to enter job market 3.20 3.18 3.54 3.28 3.44 3.41 3.26Variety of courses offered at NJIT 3.39 3.41 3.57 3.40 3.50 3.44 3.30Course content within the major 3.51 3.47 3.70 3.55 3.62 3.55 3.47Preparation for further academic study 3.52 3.49 3.68 3.49 3.59 3.53 3.44Accessibility of faculty members to students 3.65 3.69 3.76 3.64 3.68 3.61 3.59Overall quality of instruction 3.67 3.66 3.80 3.60 3.65 3.64 3.58General condition of campus grounds 3.67 3.61 3.73 3.51 3.60 3.56 3.53Availability of library services and materials 3.74 3.73 3.81 3.67 3.69 3.67 3.72Helpfulness of librarians 3.81 3.81 3.84 3.73 3.70 3.74 3.76Helpfulness of registration services 3.61 3.54 3.58 3.41 3.47 3.50 3.51Quality of academic advising 3.58 3.57 3.73 3.50 3.56 3.46 3.55Availability of academic advising 3.59 3.61 3.68 3.53 3.54 3.50 3.52Concern for the individual 3.38 3.41 3.49 3.33 3.43 3.33 3.38Responsiveness to diverse population 3.55 3.60 3.70 3.49 3.56 3.55 3.44Safety and security of campus 3.62 3.63 3.67 3.30 3.36 3.37 3.32Reasonableness of billing services 3.28 3.22 3.34 3.20 3.22 3.21 3.23Overall, NJIT met your expectations 3.50 3.54 3.72 3.45 3.55 3.56 3.49

Scale: 1-Very Poorly, 2-Poorly, 3-Satisfactorily, 4-Well, 5-Very Well

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Graduating Student Survey by Year 2010 – 2016Graduate Highlights:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Skills

Develop understanding/ ap-preciation of sci/techComputer skillsCurrent technologiesPreparation to enter job market

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

Satisfaction with Student Services

Helpfulness of financial aid advising servicesGeneral condition of campus groundsSafety and security of campusReasonableness of billing services

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

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Graduating Student Survey by Year 2010 – 2016Graduate Highlights:

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20163.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4

Academics

Course content within the ma-jorPreparation for further academic studyOverall quality of instruction

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 20162.5

3

3.5

4

Overall, NJIT met your expectations

Overall, NJIT met your expec-tations

Year

Scal

e

Scale: 1-Very poorly 2-Poorly 3-satisfactorily 4-Well 5-Very well

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Q.5. Would you recommend NJIT to a friend?(n=405)

76.5%

23.5%

YesNo

Graduating Graduate students: EmploymentQ.25. Is your job related to the field in which you majored? (n=125)

92.00%

8.00%

YesNo

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Graduating Grad student employment rates:

Employment Status 2016 Graduates (n=378)

2015 Graduates (n=161) Difference

Full time 39.68% 42.34% -2.66%

Part time 3.17% 6.01% -2.84%

Q.7. Is this a new job?(n=152, Only graduates with full-time employment)

49.3%50.7%

2016 Graduates

YesNo

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Q.28. Please estimates your annual salary:(Only graduates with full-time employment)

Salary estimate 2016 graduates(n=137)

2015 graduates(n=132) Difference

under $30,000 4% 5.30% -1.30%

$30,001 - $35,000 2% 2.30% -0.30%

$35,001 - $40,000 2.67% 3.80% -1.13%

$40,001 - $45,000 5.33% 1.50% 3.83%

$45,001 - $50,000 4.67% 6.80% -2.13%

$50,001 - $55,000 3.33% 6.10% -2.77%

$55,001 - $60,000 10.67% 6.10% 4.57%

$60,001 - $65,000 11.33% 12.10% -0.77%

$65,001 - $70,000 11.33% 9.10% 2.23%

$70,001 - $75,000 8% 10.60% -2.60%

$75,001 - $80,000 6.67% 7.60% -0.93%

$80,001 - $85,000 4.67% 3.80% 0.87%

$85,001 - $90,000 4% 3.00% 1.00%

$90,001 - $95,000 3.33% 3.00% 0.33%

$95,001 - $100,000 4% 1.50% 2.50%

Over $100,000 14% 17.40% -3.40%

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Appendix 1: Employers of NJIT GraduatesADPA&J Consulting Engineering ServicesAdvanced Systems Concepts Inc.AIGAKF GroupAlbireo EnergyAlion Science and TechnologyAlliant TechnologiesAllied Building ProductsArora Engineers IncASCOAshley StewartAT&TAudibleBack Brook MasonryBank of AmericaBed Bath and BeyondBlack RocketBoeingCaring Inc.Chatham School DistrictChicago Bridge and IronChromis FiberopticsCity of ElizabethCity of PhiladelphiaCognizantComcastCommvaultComputer Package IncCon EdisonCovantaCroda Inc.Crystex Composites LLCCummins Inc.Cushmank & WakefieldDaibes EnterprisesDeutsche BankDokaDOSDrexel University

DTCCDynamic Earthe2pmEmersonEssex County Public WorksFGIFM GlobalFNA Inspection Services Inc.For All Adult & Children DentistryGasFlo Products Inc.General MillsGogoteh ll LLCGoogleGSD CompanyGTBM-InfoCopGutterman Markowitz and KlingerH+S Astrolab Inc.HANJIN SHIPPING AMERICA LLCHarbor ConsultantsHarrisHatch Mott MacDonaldHDR Inc.Highland AssociatesHighpoint SolutionsHNTB CorporationiOasiz INCIPG PhotonicsiSpeechJ.P. Morgan & ChaseJaros Baum and BollesJohnson & JohnsonKPMGLeonard Jackson Associates LLCLifeCell CorporationLockheed Martin CorporationMAQUET CardiovascularMarlabsMaryland State Highway AdministrationMedical Diagnostic Laboratories LLCMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterMilspray

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Nelson Benavides ArchitectNew Jersey Innovation InstituteNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ DOTNomuraNovartis PharmaceuticalsNYC Department of Design and ConstructionPaige CompanyPCL ConstructionPennoniPershing - BNY MellonPershing LLCPolarisPolaris Management PartnersPolaris Solutions. Porcello Engineering Inc.Port Authority of NY & NJPorts AmericaPrudentialPublic Service Electric & GasRestani Construction CorporationRocket Fuel IncRutgers Medical SchoolS&P Capital IQSAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICSSATEC Inc.Saudi AramcoSchindler Elevator CorpSchweiger Dermatology GroupSecureWatch24Selective InsuranceSensorEdgeSika CorpSkanska KochSpartasystems.comSPS CommerceSRI International SarnoffStrykerSyska HennesseyTata Consultancy Services

The Dow Chemical CompanyThe Siam Cement Public CompanyTricarico ArchitectureTurner Construction CompanyU.S. Army Corps of EngineersUBSUnited Health GroupUnited HealthcareUniversity of North FloridaUPSUS Army Corps of Engineer New York DistrictVerizon CommunicationsVerizon WirelessViacomVitalhealth Tech Inc.VonageWells FargoWm BlanchardYext Inc.Yonys Office Furniture LLCZimmer Biomet

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